| SHABBAT The Sabbath, every week from Friday evening to Saturday evening: one of the holiest days in the calendar | |
| ROSH HASHANAH The Jewish New Year: start of the Ten Days of Penitence | Monday, September 21, 1998 Tuesday, September 22, 1998 |
| FAST OF GEDALIAH | Wednesday, September 23, 1998 |
| YOM KIPPUR Day of Atonement: a very solemn day of the year, devoted to fasting, prayer, and repentance | Wednesday, September 30, 1998 |
| SUKKOT The seven day holiday commemorates the dwelling of the Israelites in booths during their travels in the desert. The first two days are observed as a holiday. | Monday, October 5, 1998 Tuesday, October 6, 1998 |
| SHEMINI ATZERET Eighth day of Assembly and SIMCHAT TORAH Rejoicing of the Law | Monday, October 12, 1998 Tuesday, October 13, 1998 |
| HANUKAH Festival of Lights: the chanukkiah is lit for eight nights to commemorate the miracles of the Maccabees' victory and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. | Monday, December 14, 1998 Sunday, December 20, 1998 |
| FAST OF TEVET marks the siege of Jerusalem in the year 586 BCE | Tuesday, December 29, 1998 |
| TU BISHVAT Jewish Arbor Day | Monday, February 1, 1999 |
| FAST OF ESTHER marks Queen Esther's fast before she risked her life to save the Jews. | Monday, March 1, 1999 |
| PURIM Celebrates defeat of Haman's plot to destroy the Jews of Persia | Tuesday, March 2, 1999 |
| PESACH Passover: the eight day holiday celebrating the deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus. The last two days are also observed as full holy days. | Thursday, April 1, 1999 Friday, April 2, 1999 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 Thursday, April 8, 1999 |
| YOM HASHOAH Holocaust remembrance day. | Tuesday, April 13, 1999 |
| YOM HAZIKARON Israel memorial day for soldiers who fell in Israel's wars. | Tuesday, April 20, 1999 |
| YOM HA'ATZMAUT Israel Independence day: celebrates the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. | Wednesday, April 21, 1999 |
| LAG B'OMER 33rd day of the counting of Omer—the time between Pesach and Shavuot | Tuesday, May 4, 1999 |
| YOM YERUSHALAYIM celebrates the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. | Friday, May 14, 1999 |
| SHAVUOT Feast of Weeks: marks the giving of the Law(Torah) at Mt. Sinai | Friday, May 21, 1999 Saturday, May 22, 1999 |
| FAST of the 17th of TAMMUZ marks the day the walls of Jerusalem were breached before its eventual destruction. | Thursday, July 1, 1999 |
| FAST of the 9th of AV mourns the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temple in Jerusalem. | Thursday, July 22, 1999 |
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